Pro-LTTE misinformation campaign cracked

Sri Lanka has cracked the misinformation
campaign by pro-LTTE elements and the anti-Sri Lanka lobby in
Geneva. Sri Lanka’s missions in UN member States must keep the
momentum going until the Human Rights Council (HRC) sessions
conclude, Dr. Prathibha Mahanamahewa of the Human Rights Commission
told the Sunday Observer yesterday.

Sergeant commits suicide afterassaulting friend to death

A Police Sergeant allegedly committed suicide
after assaulting a man to death with an iron bar. The police
identified him as a 47-year-old resident in Girandurukotte and was a
police Sergeant attached to the Padiyatalawa police.

Aunt and niece burnt to death

In a village in Alenkerni, Kinniya bustling with
people who shared their happiness and sadness with one another a
tragedy of inconceivable proportions occurred. Machchunadran
Vijerani resided in Alankerni. She came from a poor family and was
never discouraged in the face of hardship and even with the
monotonous daily chores she had to engage in,